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Beshalach: Scarcity and Sustenance — What Is Enough?

In a time when manna no longer falls from the sky, its ethic becomes our responsibility. By rejecting the culture of excess, using Shabbat as a tool of resistance, and fostering communities of care, we can work toward building the society that our parshah invites us to imagine.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs’ prayer for Minnesota, National Prayer Call for Minnesota 1.23.26

Words of prayer from Rabbi Jill Jacobs in support of Minnesota.

Antisemitism Resources

T'ruah's collected resources on antisemitism.

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Tisha B’Av: Making Reparations after Churban

by Rabbi Lynn Gottleib
It is not enough to mourn. Mourning must be accompanied by actions that end the harm being done. 
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Pinchas: Finding God in Moments of Despair

by Julie Fishbach
We find in our tradition that God dwells not in the destruction, but in the moment right before rebuilding.
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Chukat-Balak: Seeing Ourselves Through the Eyes of Others

by Rabbi Beth Janus
I like to imagine that Balaam’s words changed us and shook us out of our complaining so that we could see ourselves in a fresh way.
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Naso: “And the Woman Shall Say: ‘Amen, Amen’”

by Julia Knobloch
...being in Israel over the last several months has shown me almost daily how easy it is to defile something that’s important to us because of zealotry and jealousy. 
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Shavuot 2023: A Sampling of (M)oral Torah

These 7 divrei Torah, one for each of the 7 weeks of the Omer that lead up to Shavuot, span the breadth of the entire Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy, and come from 7 exceptional T'ruah rabbis who lend their voices to the call for a more just and moral world.
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Behar-Bechukotai: Proclaiming Dror Throughout the Land

by Rabbi Michael Rothbaum
...modern American politics have alienated the word dror from the Jewish concept of liberty.
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Emor: Sacred Times: A Moment to Reflect on AAPI Allyship

by Rabbi Sasha Baken
This month, we have overlapping “sacred times”: the counting of the Omer and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
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Understanding Antisemitism Definitions

by T'ruah Staff
The following definitions and links to more information are provided to give more context on how T'ruah and others understand antisemitism.
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Resources for Responding to Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Prayers, text studies, divrei Torah, and general advice to the Jewish community, particularly American Jews, about how to help end the occupation.
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When Blood Boils: Learning to Channel Anger in Productive Ways

by Rabbi Ariana Capptauber
Anger is like fire that, when used productively, can power engines of change but when mishandled can consume anything in its path, including us.
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